McGwire Sowers held the hot hand on a steamy late summer Sunday afternoon (Aug. 9), scoring four driving wins over the course of Topsham Fair’s well attended opening day card.
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Sweet Valorie wins again in BSS action
Sweet Valorie remained perfect in the Buckeye Stallion Series this season with a victory in the third leg for 2-year-old filly trotters at Northfield Park Racino on Sunday (Aug. 9).
Inferno DK posts track-record mile at Running Aces
There was no shortage of long shot winners on the Sunday night (Aug. 9) program at Running Aces, and that trend extended to a couple of the featured events on the card as well, including the $17,500 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot Preview.
Funky Buddha game in Kentucky Championship Series
Funky Buddha motored for the lead and held the upper edge of a cutthroat stretch battle against 6-5 favorite Sea Bistro Hanover to win the lone $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday night (Aug. 9) at The Red Mile.
Snowonthepines takes Topsham by storm
A true sign of summer is when the Maine Sire Stakes and harness racing in general makes its annual swing into the Pine Tree State’s agricultural fair circuit.
August Hoof Beats: All Hail
The August issue of Hoof Beats features Allegiant, the American-bred and Swedish-based trotter who took the world by storm with her world-record 1:48 victory in the Elitlopp this May.
Teams Neal/Loughry and Schadel hot at Honesdale (PA)
Honesdale, PA – The Pennsylvania Fair Circuit made the first of two consecutive stops in this northeast Pennsylvania borough, not too distant from the New York state line, on Saturday and Sunday for a 2-Day Fair Sire Stakes meet; there will also be two days of racing during the fair proper this coming Wednesday (Aug. 12) and Thursday (Aug. 13).
Freshman fillies contes PA Stakes Action at Philly
The 2-year-old pacing filly JK Lady Liberty, by Captain Crunch out of 2014 Horse of the Year JK She’salady, became the only two-time Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winner in her section during Sunday’s (Aug. 9) third preliminary round for the state-sired horses at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Livonjaxandqueens grabs Open Pace at Tioga on Sunday
Livonjaxandqueens (Tom Merton) captures the $16,500 Open Pace on Sunday (Aug. 9) at Tioga Downs.
Kissme Ifyoucan Pops in Kentucky Championship Series
Kissme Ifyoucan pounced from a pocket ride and held back game tempo-setter Heart Of Secret to take the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies in a 1:51.4 mile on Sunday (Aug. 9) during a make-up non-wagering card at The Red Mile.